The head of the Egyptian Coptic Church threatened to excommunicate priests who perform second marriages after a court ruled that divorced Copts could remarry.
Pope Shenouda III strongly condemned the verdict, which he said goes against the Bible. He said priests who perform these marriages, along with those requesting to remarry, will not be allowed to enter the church again as they are considered "deviants." He explained only those divorced on grounds of adultery can remarry.
"The issue of remarriage for those divorced is a specifically religious matter that only the Bible can dictate," Shenouda said Tuesday.
Shenouda warned …
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